Cold knob for pot-covers.



H. G. PARKINSON. OQLD KNOB FOR POT COVERS. APPLICATION nun AUG. 20,1901.

899,260. Pat nted Sept.22, 1908..

WITNESSES INVENTOR 125. (Z- Pa/fia'uwow ATTORNEYS fingers.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARVEY G. PARKINSON, OF BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA.

COLD KNOB FOR POT-COVERS.

Application filed August 26, 1907.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARVEY C. PARKIN- soN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Berkeley, in the county of Alameda and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Cold Knob for Pot-Covers, ofwhich the following is a specification in such full and clear terms aswill enable those skilled in the art to construct and use the same.

This invention relates to knobs used for the purpose of lifting coversfrom pots and pans, and its object is to produce a knob such as willallow the cover to be lifted from the vessel without danger of burningthe It is common in the new wares being put on the market at the presenttime to supply a knob with the covers of such cooking utensils, but thisknob is what is termed a spun knob. This spun knob is made by formingthe metal of the cover itself u into a knob, a hollow being formed onthe lnside of the knob. This is a very good knob for the reason that itdoes not resent a broken surface to the steam and it oes not rust out asquickly as the knobs secured with a rivet,

but it has the disadvantage of becoming so hot from the steam thatcollects in the inside ofit that a person will burn the fingers everytime the cover is taken off the pot, unless a cloth is used forprotection.

It is the object of this invention to provide a knob for such coversthat will be at once inexpensive and will prevent the person using thesame from burning the fingers when lift- 5 ing a cover from a pot.

In the drawings, in which the same numerals represent the same partsthroughout, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the knob, and Fig. 2 isanother side elevation of the device the plane of view being taken atright angles with that of Fig. 1.

The knob proper 1 is made of wood or any other non-conducting materialthat may be Specification bf Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 22, 1908.

Serial N0. 390,144.

suitable and has secured to its under side the spring 2, said springbeing secured to the knob by means of the rivet 3. The spring has twoarms which reach down on each side of the cover knob 5 and the twoprongs 4, 4 embrace the reduced portion or neck of said knob and hold itsecurely. The spring may be made of any good s ring steel which willallow it to be used on nobs of any size, the spring holding the coldknob firmly to the cover and since it is made of a non-conductor it willnot burn the fingers when the cover is lifted ofi the pot.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is as follows, modifications within the scope of the claims beingexpressly reserved.

1. A lifting device for ot covers, comprising a handle and norma ly openfiat spring jaws dependin therefrom, sald jaws having means IntegraItherewith for engaging and removably holding the reduced portion or neckof the knob of a ct cover.

2 In a cold knob for pot covers, a nonconducting knob, a flat springsecured to the base thereof, and having a pair of oppositely curved armsdepending therefrom, said arms having means integral therewith forengaging and removably holding the reduced portion or neck of a potcover knob.

- 3. In a cold knob for pot covers, the combination of a knob ofnon-conducting material, a fiat spring secured thereto and comprising apair of arms depending therefrom, and a notch cut respectively in theend of each arm to embrace a ct cover knob.

In testimony whereof I have set my hand this 17th day of August A. D.1907, in the presence of two subscribed witnesses.

HARVEY O. PARKIN SON.

Witnesses:

E. 0. SMITH, DAVID CRAIG.

